NAD NOW is the journal of the National Academy of Design. Launched in 2018, it serves as a platform for and about National Academicians and art and architecture, past and present, in the United States. Through conversations, critical reviews, and other stories, we showcase and advance dialogue about the culture that shapes our world.
NAD NOW shares the work and ideas of the National Academicians—the artists and architects who make up the National Academy of Design.
About the National Academy of Design
Founded in 1825, the National Academy of Design promotes art and architecture in America through exhibition and instruction. As the leading honorary society for visual artists and architects in the United States, we advocate for the arts as a tool for education, celebrate the role of artists and architects in public life, and serve as a catalyst for cultural conversations that propel society forward.
Our National Academician membership is a vibrant, intergenerational community of artists and architects from many backgrounds that honors the full diversity of practitioners in the United States. Across our varied creative practices, we are unified in our shared belief in the power of art and architecture. Through our individual work and collective initiatives, we support our communities, peers, and the next generation of creative thinkers. Each year, new National Academicians are inducted into our membership by current members. This honor cannot be applied for or solicited.
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NAD NOW is created by the staff of the National Academy of Design.
Auzelle Epeneter
Founding Editor-in-Chief
aepeneter@nationalacademy.org
Diana Thompson
Editorial Advisor
Director of Collections
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We publish stories solely about the National Academicians, their work, and ideas. View a list of all artists and architects elected since 1825 and current living members.
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Header image: Esteban Vicente (ANA 1980; NA 1985), detail of Untitled, 1985, oil on canvas, 42 x 50 in., NA diploma presentation, October 1, 1986
Medal: National Academy of Design Bulletin, November, 1945
